LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf central Punjab general secretary Hammad Azhar says the Constitution of Pakistan does not allow any elected or non-elected government to block funds for elections and roll back democracy.

Mr Azhar told reporters that election expenditures to the tune of Rs20 billion were just 0.001 per cent of the current fiscal expenditures of the federal and provincial governments in the country.

He said this Rs20 billion in expenditures could be reflected in the charged expenditures or the Election Commission of Pakistan expenses under Article 81-C.

`No voting in parliament is required for the grant of funds under both heads,` he added.

Mr Azhar said the Constitution is linked to democracy. `As the PDM coalition partners` previous tactics have failed, this tactic to attempt to delay elections would fail too,` he said, adding he believed that general elections in Punjab would be held on May 14.

He said the incumbent rulers were busy protecting the autonomy of the two families while conspiring against the Constitution. He said the rulers were also making state institutions like the judiciary, ECP, FIA and NAB controversial. Staff Reporter